A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Khandūd in Afghanistan. Global time and date of event 05/05/25 / 2025-05-05 06:11:13 / May 5, 2025 @ 6:11 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000px78. Event ids that are associated: us7000px78. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 171.991 km (107 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 06:11:13 / 6:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 71.9254 East, latitude 37.1234 North, depth = 171.991 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 52 km (33 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ashkāsham, Khorugh, Ishqoshim.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 39 km WNW of Khandūd, Afghanistan.
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